Overview
Fa Zhen was a scholar and Hermit.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epithet | Master Xuande | 玄德先生 | Xuande xiansheng |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 188 中平五年Age Value: 89 · Reckoning: SuiDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 120
Age
- 89AD 188 中平五年 · Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 120
Attested activity
- AD 188 中平五年Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 120
- AD 150 to AD 188 前後徵辟，皆不就Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passages 119-120
- AD 110 to AD 119 真年未弱冠Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passages 114, 120
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Ancestor of Fa Zheng (法正)Strongly inferred · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 121
- Child of Father of Fa Zhenfather 父Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passages 114-116
- Parent of Fa Yan (法衍)father 父Strongly inferred · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 121
Career and standing
- Clerk of Merit 功曹Refused office · DeclinedDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passages 111-113
- repeated summons 徵辟Refused office · DeclinedDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 119
Places and affiliations
- At Fufeng 扶風 · Relation Active inDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passages 111, 113
- At Nan Commandery 南郡 · Relation VisitedDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 114
Learning and skills
- Skill judging men 知人 · Level renownedDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 118
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passages 112, 117
Events and relationships
- Identified talentDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passages 117-118
- Met Fufeng administratorAudience · Visitor · At Fufeng 扶風Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passages 111-113
- Visited fatherTravel · Visitor · At Nan Commandery 南郡Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passages 114-116
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment keen judge of men · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 118
References in the histories
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